Growing Forward 2 Ontario (GF2) is a five-year combined federal/provincial program that offers funding to support the major players of the agricultural and agri-food sector. The Ontario provincial funding variant of the programs supports producers, processors and collaborations become more efficient and more effective. There are two streams of Ontario grant funding available for each…
The Food Processing Human Resources Council (FPHRC) is holding its 5th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Conference, taking place on July 15th in beautiful Niagara-on-the-Lake. Speaking Food 2014 AGM & Conference This year’s AGM and Conference promises to be fantastic! The meeting will take place at 1:00pm and is followed by a half-day event that…
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF) is working in partnership with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to support a competitive, sustainable and innovative agri-food and agri-products sector. The Growing Forward 2 Ontario Government Funding Initiative has set aside $417 million of funding over the next five years to assist producers, processors, and organizations…
CFEA offers support services to Canadian small to mid-sized food and beverage businesses looking to reduce the risk exporting.
The Growing Forward 2 (GF2) Ontario program is a government funding program focused on helping producers, processors and organizations in the agriculture, food and food products sector become more competitive by adopting new processes and technologies. What is the purpose of the Capacity Building Stream? The GF2 Ontario Capacity Building Stream is focused on helping…
The Food Safety Research Program is an annual competitive proposal opportunity open to industry, academics and not-for-profits who would like to pursue a research project in one of the program priorities. The Food Safety Research Program will provide up to $150,000 in funding as a Canadian government grant to support winning projects. The Food Safety…
Growing Forward 2 is a program jointly funding by the federal and provincial government to support the growth and development of agriculture and agriculture industries in Canada and Ontario. What programs are offered by Growing Forward 2? Growing Forward 2 offers the following programs through the federal government: AgriInnovation Program and Agri-Marketing Program. At the…
The Project Implementation stream of Growing Forward 2 is designed to help Processors who have completed one or more capacity building activities, move forward and solve a risk or issue that was discovered in the Capacity Building Stage. Although it is not mandatory, it is highly recommended to complete a Capacity Building project before applying…
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced the re-launch of a legacy agricultural funding program called the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program, or “CAAP.” CAAP Canadian government grants are provided through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), who is now accepting applications on a continuous basis until the $50 million set aside for the 5 year program has been…
Growing Forward 2 has announced a new Canadian business grants program geared towards SMEs. This Federal government grants program is offered through the AgriMarketing program, under the Market Development SME Stream. The AgriMarketing Program is a five-year $341 million initiative (2013-2018). The SME stream is targeting the need for Canadian agriculture, agri-food, fish and seafood…